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Gerald William Gessell 1934 - 2009

Gerald William Gessell of Minneapolis, Anoka County, MN was born on February 2, 1934, and died at age 75 years old on June 19, 2009. Gerald Gessell was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section F-1 Site 1569 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis.
Gerald William Gessell
Minneapolis, Anoka County, MN 55448
February 2, 1934
June 19, 2009
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  • 02/2
    1934

    Birthday

    February 2, 1934
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SP4
  • 06/19
    2009

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    June 19, 2009
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    Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section F-1 Site 1569 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn 55450
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In 1934, in the year that Gerald William Gessell was born, on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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In 1944, at the age of just 10 years old, Gerald was alive when on June 6th, the largest amphibious invasion in history was launched - the Normandy landing (called D-Day). Soldiers from the United States, Britain, Canada, and the Free French landed on Normandy Beach and were later joined by Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, and the Netherlands. Almost 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers were involved. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on D-Day - Allied casualties on the first day were at least 10,000. 4,414 were confirmed dead.
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